by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 16, 2025 | Scam of the day
Cybersecurity company Proofpoint discovered a scam in which people are receiving emails offering a free piano which is available often purportedly due to a death in the family. The scam has largely targeted students and professors at colleges and universities. Often...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 16, 2025 | Scam of the day
As we all know, passwords as a method of authentication for your accounts are not particularly secure. Passwords may be stolen or compromised in a data breach. Biometrics such as a finger print are a good tool for verification to open your phone, but what about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 7, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for thirteen years and according to the FBI, the scam is increasing in frequency. Generally, the scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the phone that a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 28, 2025 | Scam of the day
USA Today recently did a story about scammers using phony customer service numbers to scam people. Regular readers of Scamicide might remember I have been warning you about this scam since 2017. Scammers are increasingly setting up phony websites that appear to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 17, 2025 | Scam of the day
With the political and economic news constantly filled with reports about tariffs being imposed by President Trump on 90 countries around the world with the amount of the tariff varying from a low of 10% which was the amount imposed on the Heard Island and McDonald...
